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DIY Tomato cage that is as pretty as it is useful. Tomato cages are essential for keeping our tomato plants growing strong and tall. Many methods work yet aren’t the most attractive. Let’s build one that is beautiful in the garden!
These DIY tomato John Milton Cage Jr. are a bit on the tall side , but you could work up them shorter . The design is easily adaptable to fit your pauperism ,
tone : The base measuring I used was because of the dimensions of where my tomato plants are located between some raise bed but they would be much more unchanging with a wider base asin my original Garden Obelisk .
Supplies & Tools
We bought a pile at Home Depot of the 2″ x 2″x 8′ and of the 1″ x 2″ x 8′ furring strip strips . We pay $ 2.28 per 2 x 2 and $ 1.18 for the 1 x 2 x 8 .
If the 1 x 2 furring strip strips look too junky then go for the Spruce , Fir , Pine unwashed dining table which are $ 2.61 each . When buying your lumber , check for straightness , get 1 that are as straight as you’re able to . When buy in a megabucks it is not possible to check every exclusive board but you’re able to eyeball the package to see if they are a salutary caboodle .
Each tomato support obelisk uses 4 of the 2 x 2 ’s and 3 of the 1 x 2 ’s . For the size I built at 8 feet tall I used 20 feet of the 1 x 2 ’s . So the third has some leftovers and if you make more than one dagger you could habituate the leftover of the third 1 x 2 .
Tools and other supplies are aRyobi 18 guage brad nailer , a full-strength edge , pencil or playpen , tape touchstone , brown flooring newspaper publisher , andexterior wood glue .
you’re able to also screw this together instead of nailing it if you prefer . Pre - practice session all hole before cheat so you do n’t split the wood .
Create a Centerline
To keep thing aligned properly you need to make a centerline to take out your measurements from . I usedbrown floor paperfrom Home Depot , it is thicker thanbrown craftiness paperbut that could also work .
make a wrinkle that is the length of your work surface . Under this browned report is a fold 8 - foot table . I appraise in approximately halfway from the side of the table along the length .
Using the uncoiled border as a ruler pull the line from top to tail of the table .
you may see the line on the chocolate-brown paper below .
Getting tomato cage measurements
This love apple support dagger has a 16 - inch broad bottom to fit the space I want it to go .
I measured out 8 inches to the left and to the right of my center telephone circuit to get 16 inches . Mark it .
Here below we clamp two scrap pieces of 2 x 4 at the 16 inches but the second one I built it was good to clamp the 2 x 2 sections to the mesa .
At the top , I wanted it to be 6 5/8 inches and measured the same agency from the center wrinkle and mark . Though you may not see it I placed marks at the measure at the bottom and top so the next obelisk I build I will just draw my Ellen Price Wood up to the marks .
Clamp the top rails down as at the bottom .
Get rung measurements
The first 2 x 2s I used were very straight so were my beginning pieces . In the video recording , I do share how I must utilize clinch and some brawn to get some bow 2 x 2 ’s to run across the same measurement at first .
I want this dagger bottom rung to be at 6 in from the priming so measure out up 6 inches from the end of the 2 x 2s and tick it .
To enter out how far apart to make my rungs I measured from the top of the 2 x 2 to the top of the bottom stave . I have 5 round so that will be 4 spaces . Divide the measurement from the top of the obelisk to the bottom rung by 4 and you get how far apart your rungs should be .
On this one that is 22.5 inches . Mark at 22.5 in from the top , then 45 inches from the top , then 67.5 inch , 90 column inch .
Measure across the 2 x 2s at these points to get the size for your rungs .
Mine ended up being 15 3/8″ , 13 1/4″ , 11″ , 8 3/4″ and 6 5/8″.
I cut 2 sets of rung at those measurement .
Note : these measurements are relative to what sizing and base width you create your dagger tomato plant sustenance .
Assemble DIY tomato cage
Now that your pieces for the two side of meat are cut it is time to foregather .
I started with the top and bottom rung . tot a superman of gum to the 2 x 2 then localise the rung on top of the glue to complete .
Using the brad nailer attach the rung to the 2 x 2 ’s
I read that using a triangle nailing design helps to keep the art object from ratcheting so I sail through them that way . prison term will tell apart if this function . See what I have in mind in the photo below .
Add the rest period of the rungs the same way along the 2 x 2 ’s creating the ravel .
Build the second side the same way . In the video , I show how I make the two sides the same even though some of the 2 x 2 ’s are bowed .
As you may see in many of the photos I lay the second ladder on top of the first to assemble .
Attach side rungs
flip out the two ladder onto their side . Align with the measurement marks on the table .
Take measurements for side rungs . We are get going to overlap the rung edges so the measurements for the side rungs are a bit long than the first .
mensuration from the outside of each rung from side to side to get the measure . Mine were 17 1/8″ , 15 3/16″ , 12 5/8″ , 10 1/4″ , 8 1/8″.
Cut the side rungs using the measure .
Attach side rungs the same as the front ones except you overlap the track ends .
Do both sides and you are done ! Now you have extra tall Lycopersicon esculentum support .
See them in the garden …
See the video of me building these here !
observe : After using them for a few eld I would now make them a bit wider at the groundwork and about 1 to 2 feet shorter for better stability . So go ahead and use the even dagger design .
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These garden obelisks areperfect for climbing roses asI have here , this is another design I know you will wish . Other climbers these ferment great for are clematis , wisteria , and trumpet vine .
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